Water-closet.



E. G. WATROUS.

WATER GLOSET. APPLICATION I'IILED JULY 20, 1908.

914,539.- l Patena-Mar.9,19o9.

to subsequently release the parts and permit the tank to discharge its contents into the closet bowl, the valve stem is connected with the closet seat It, to which end vthe hinges SS of the latter are extended through stufling boxes T T in the sides of the cap piece E, to the interior thereof, Fig. 2, and their inner ends are squared and have fitted upon them a hub U which carries a rearwardly extending arm V which projects beneath the valve N carried by the upper end of the stem'L.

In the normal position of the parts the seat is slightly elevated, and when 1t is depressed the. rear end of the arm V will be 'swung up- Iward, and will carry with it the valve N, stem'v L and valve M, thereby opening the valve M and closing the .valve N against its seat at the I lower end of the pipe D leading to the tank,

the adjustment of the parts being such that the seat will come to rest upon the closet lbowl when the valve N has been irml seated against the lower end. of the p1 e D. Upon the pressure on the seat being re ieved the spring P surrounding the valve stem L will restore the parts to normal position and cause the contents of the tank and pi e D to be dischar ed through the chamber lgto the closet bow -1 l The connection of the lower end of the pipe D with the cap piece E is such as to permit of adjustment 'ot the lower -end of the pipe D with relation to the valve N, so that theproper seating of the valve N at the mov `ment the closet seat comes to `rest upon the closet bowl may be eected. To this end, the lower end ofthe ipe D is exteriorly threaded (being in tllie present instance thickened or provided with an exteriorly threaded sleeve firmly ysecured upon` it) and screwedl into an interiorly and externally 4threaded connection W formed lion and flanged projecting from the cag piece E. coupling nut X screwe uponthe exterior of thi's connection W serves to coniin'e a packing Y between its flange and the upper end of the connection-YW, so as to effect a 'tightjoint be-A tween .thepipe D and the parts surroundin it, while permitting said pipe to beturne for the purposes of the adjustment described.`

connection at its upper end, a valve stern located in said casing and carrying a valve at its lower end for controlling the water sup- `ly connection and a valve at its upper end or controlling the ltank connection, andv a hinged seat connected to said valve stem'and valves for gperating the same; substantially as describe 2. In a watercloset of the character de-A scribed, the combination, with a closet bowl having a rearwardly-extending chamber,o a tubular valve casing extending vertically through said chamber, a tubular. valve stem extending longitudinally through said casing and carrying a valve at its lower end for con trolling a water sup ly connection and -a valve at its upper en for controllinga tank connection, the water passing from tne'supply connection to the tank connection through said tubular valve stem when the latter is lifted, and a hinged seat operatively connected with said valve stem for lifting the same; substantially as described.

I 3. In a water closet of the character described, the combination, with a closet bowl A having a chamber B, of a tubular valve casing extending vertically through said chamber and havinga water supply connecl tion at its lower end and a tan connection 'at its'up er end, a tubular valve stem L extending ongitudinally through said casing and having ports O near its lower end, valves M and N carried by the opposite ends of said valve stem for controlling 4the water supply connection and the tank connection, respectively, a coiled spring P surrounding the valve stem and operating to' press the atter downward, and a hin ed seat R o eratively connected with the va ve stem for ift'mg the same; substantiall as described.

'4. In a Water c oset of the character d'escribed, the combination, with a closet bowl A having a chamber B, of a tubular valve casin extending vertically throu h said cham er and having a water su p y'v connection at lits lower end and a tan connection at its upper end, said casing being composed of three arts H, H and H2, a tubular valve stem .v through said casing and carrying a valvepM at its lower end lor controlling the water supply connection and a valve N at its upper end for controllin the tank connection,l a loose diaphragm surroundin the valve stem L within the casing part a coiled spring P conned around said valve stem between the dia hragm Q and the liange a formed u on sais stem, and a hinged seat R o erative yconnected with the valve stern for li tin the same substantially as described.

5. a water closet of the character described, the combination, with a closet bowl A having an open top chamber B, of a metal 'capiece E forming a cover for said chamber a tu ular valve casing formed integral with said cap -piece and extending vertically .through the chamber and having a water sup ly connection at lts lower end and a ta connection at its uppeend, a valve stemV extendingv through` said casing and extending longitudinally carrying a valve at its lower end for controlling the water supply connection and a valve at its upper end for controlling the tank connection, and a seat R hinged to the cap-piece 'a tu ular casing H formed integral with said cap-pieceand extendingr vertically through said chamber, a sup emental casing H screwed at its upper en into the lower end of the casing H and provided with a flange J for clamping the parts together, a packing ring K interposed between said flange and the bottom of the chamber B, a valve stem extending longitudinally through the valve casing and provided at its lower end with a valve controlling the water su ply and at its upper end with a valve contro ling a tank connection, and a seat R hinged to the capiece E and operatively connected with sai valve stemand valves for lifting the saine; substantially as described.

7. In a water closet of the character described, the combination, with a closet bowl A having an open top chamber B, of a cappiece E forming a cover for said chamber, a valve casing H formed integral with said ca piece and projecting abovefand below t e same, a-.casing H screwed at its upper end into the lower end of the casing II, a casing H2 coupled to the lower end of the casing H and constituting a Water sup ly connection, a tank pipe D connected to t 1e up er end of the casing H, a tubular valve stein extending through said casings and carrying a valve M at its lower end and a valve Nat its i upper end, a diaphra m Q surrounding said hinged to the cap-piece-E and operatively connected with the valve stern and valves for lifting the saine substantially as described.

8. In a water closet of the character described, the combination, with a closet bowl A having a chamber B, of a tubular casing extending vertically through said chamber and having a water supply connection at its lower end, a tank pipe l) adjustably secured to the upper end of said casing and having its lower end arran ed to constitute a valve seat, a tubular va ve stein located in said casing and carr "ng a valve at its lower end for controlling tlile Water supply connection and a valve at its upper end coperatingrwith the lower end of the adjustable tank pipe D, and a hinged seat operatively connected with said valve stem and valves, for lifting the latter; substantially as described.

9. In a water closet of the character described, the combination, with a closet bowl A having an open top chamber B, of a cappiece E formin a cover for said chamber, a tubular casingJ cap-piece and extending above and below it, an internally and externally threaded connection W at the upper end of said casing H a tank pipe D screwed at its lower end into the upper end of the casing H and arran ed. to constitute a valve seat, a packin ring coniined around said pipe by a nut casings H and H2 forming depending extensions of the casing H, tubular valve stem L extending longitudinally through said casings and carrying valves M and N at its opposite ends,

a coiled spring P surrounding the valve stem L and'pressi'ng the saine downward, and a seat R ringed to the cap-piece E and operatively connected with vthe valve stem and formed integral with said.

valves for lifting the latter; substantially as described. l

EARL G. VVATROUS.

Witnesses y EDWARD RECTOR, LoUIs B. ERWIN. 

